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SourcingApplication · Oracle

CVE-2022-21274

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-01-19
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 12.2.11 or later.
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87/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Vulnerability in the Oracle Sourcing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Intelligence, RFx Creation). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Sourcing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Sourcing accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Sourcing accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A path traversal or improper access control vulnerability in Oracle Sourcing's RFx Creation component allows authenticated users with low privileges to create, modify, or delete critical data, and potentially access all data within the Oracle Sourcing module via crafted HTTP requests.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2022 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to Oracle Sourcing endpoints and review user privileges in the application.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
SourcingApplication
Affected:>= 12.2.3, <= 12.2.11

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify Oracle Sourcing version
    Query the Oracle E-Business Suite database: SELECT release_name FROM apps.fnd_product_groups; or access Oracle Application Manager (OAM) and navigate to Oracle Sourcing module details to confirm the exact version number.
    Affected if The installed version is between 12.2.3 and 12.2.11 inclusive
  2. Confirm RFx Creation component is enabled
    Access Oracle Sourcing responsibility in the EBS navigation menu and verify whether the RFx Creation functionality is available. Check in OAM under Sourcing module configuration if the RFx feature flag is turned on.
    Affected if The RFx Creation component is accessible and enabled for users
  3. Review user access controls for RFx functionality
    Query Oracle EBS responsibility assignments: SELECT fu.user_name, fr.responsibility_name FROM fnd_user fu JOIN fnd_user_resp_groups fur ON fu.user_id = fur.user_id JOIN fnd_responsibility_tl fr ON fur.responsibility_id = fr.responsibility_id WHERE fr.responsibility_name LIKE '%Sourcing%'; Identify low-privilege users granted RFx Creation access.
    Affected if Authenticated users with low-level privileges (such as generic Sourcing user roles) have access to RFx Creation functionality
  4. Examine HTTP logs for suspicious RFx requests
    Review Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) access logs or Oracle EBS Apache access logs for POST/GET requests to /oa_servlets/ (or similar RFx endpoints) originating from low-privilege user sessions. Look for patterns indicating unauthorized create/modify/delete operations.
    Affected if HTTP requests to RFx Creation endpoints are being made by users without elevated privileges, or unexpected data modifications appear in logs
  5. Audit RFx data for unauthorized changes
    Query Oracle Sourcing tables (such as pon_rfx_headers_all, pon_rfx_lines_all) for RFx records created or modified outside normal business hours or by unexpected users. Compare against known legitimate RFx creation patterns.
    Affected if RFx records exist that were created or modified by users who should not have such privileges based on their assigned responsibilities

Your environment is affected if Oracle Sourcing version 12.2.3 through 12.2.11 is installed AND the RFx Creation component is enabled and accessible to authenticated users with low privileges, as evidenced by unauthorized access attempts or data modifications in logs or database records.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 12.2.11
Interim mitigation

Apply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2022 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to Oracle Sourcing endpoints and review user privileges in the application.

Fix this in Sourcing Scoped from the published advisory
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